to chant / to recite / verse / song (often used in titles of classical poems) / (literary) to lament / to groan / (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects / (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[]) (cf. 猱[], wide vibrato)
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to moan / to groan
to chant / to recite
to recite poetry
to chant / to recite rhythmically / to polish verse
to recite / to sing (of poetry)
to read aloud / to recite rhythmically / to chant / to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)
to wander as minstrel
lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)
to chant softly / to murmur
joyful / happy
to recite in a loud, clear voice
to sing / to recite
to mutter to oneself irresolutely
(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick / to feign illness / to complain without cause / (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
smiling / with a smile
song / chant / rhythmic declamation
troubadour / bard
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27